Psalms 5

1 To the chief Musician. Upon Nehiloth. A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my (meditation)

“For the leader of the music; to be accompanied with wind instruments. A psalm of David.” Give ear to my words, O LORD; Have regard to my cry!

2 Hearken unto the voice of my crying, my king and my God; for to thee will I pray.

Listen to the voice of my supplication, my King and my God! For to thee do I address my prayer.

3 Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

In the morning shalt thou hear my voice, O LORD! In the morning will I address my prayer to thee, and look for help.

4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; evil shall not sojourn with thee.

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; The unrighteous man dwelleth not with thee.

5 Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

The haughty shall not stand in thy sight; Thou hatest all that do iniquity.

6 Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies: Jehovah abhorreth a man of blood and deceit.

Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; The man of blood and deceit the LORD abhorreth.

7 But as for me, in the greatness of thy loving-kindness will I enter thy house; I will bow down toward the temple of thy holiness in thy fear.

But I, through thy great goodness, will come to thy house; In thy fear will I worship at thy holy temple.

8 Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.

Lead me, O LORD! in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; Make thy path straight before my face!

9 For there is no certainty in their mouth; their inward part is perversion, their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

For in their mouth there is no truth; Their heart is malignity; Their throat is an open sepulchre; They flatter with their tongue.

10 Bring guilt upon them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels: drive them out in the multitude of their transgressions, for they have rebelled against thee.

Requite them, O God! Let them be confounded in their devices; Cast them out for the multitude of their transgressions; For against thee have they rebelled!

11 And all that trust in thee shall rejoice: for ever shall they shout joyously, and thou wilt protect them; and they that love thy name shall exult in thee.

But let all, that put their trust in thee, rejoice; Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them; Let them, that love thy name, be joyful in thee!

12 For thou, Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous [man]; with favour wilt thou surround him as [with] a shield.

For thou, O LORD! dost bless the righteous; With favor dost thou encompass him, as with a shield.